Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tisbury Meadow Preserve near Oklahoma Heights, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ripleys Field Preserve–Sailors Burying Ground Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 33–147 ft
Out & Back · Tisbury Meadow Preserve
Trailhead: Sailors Burying Ground Road · 41.44400, -70.61251
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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